So, there is a disease that comes from a flower that spews out a scent that gets into your brain and that flower starts growing. The only way for it to grow is for someone's dead body that was infected to be buried and not burned. The disease starts in Enchanted island and then spreads to Kingsland. The super 4 were able to warn other places like technopolis, gunpowder island, and the lost world to not leave their areas and to stay alert for any of the symptoms, so no other islands were infected. A lot of the fairies ended up getting infected so they were quarantined in their own rooms in the castle. Sir Gareth and Alex also got infected but Alex didn't scratch his skin enough to let the flower sprout. Most of the infected fairies end up dying (so does Sir Gareth) because they couldn't get the cure fast enough but Alex survived.
Floral Skin Disease (FLSD)
Floral skin disease (FLSD) is a skin condition caused by an espiren (es-pie-ren), a flower with a very sweet scent that tricks a person into picking or getting close to the flower. The disease causes plants to grow out of your skin, mouth, and eyes.
FLSD symptoms consist of different stages or levels of intensity
Stage 1 - The right side of the neck will start feeling itchy for a few minutes about 3-4 times a day. This stage lasts for 2-3 days. It is recommended not to scratch if it happens more than twice in one day.
Stage 2 - The spot on your neck will become red and start forming a rash if the scratching continues. The itching will get increasingly worse and eventually become non-stop. This stage will pass once the skin opens up from the scratching. At this point, they need to be quarantined immediately and all surfaces must be cleaned.
Stage 3 - Once the skin is open, a vine or flower (espiren) will start to sprout from that opening and from areas around that opening. This stage lasts for 1-2 weeks.
Stage 4 - Other areas of the body will start to painfully itch, turn red and sprout the flower or vine. You will notice vine shaped bumps on the skin, which means there are vines under your skin. This stage lasts until the flowers start to bloom.
Stage 5 - When the flowers bloom, the person with the disease will smell like the sweet scent an espiren flower produces. They will become extremely irrational, very emotional and somewhat aggressive. Usually they will be constantly asking for help and try to get others to come closer so they get the disease as well. They will become very self destructive. This stage lasts for exactly 1 week.
Stage 6 - The brain will get weaker and it will be hard for the person to walk or move their limbs. Breathing becomes heavy wheezing and they will drool. This is when the dying process starts. This stage lasts for 1-2 days.
Stage 7 - the person is almost braindead at this point and the skin is starting to rot. The heart, lungs and stomach have vines wrapped around them, squeezing them. They are now unable to move their limbs and mouth. Blinking is very difficult but not impossible. This stage lasts for 2-3 days.
Stage 8 - They are fully brain dead and cannot blink, talk or move at all. The sweet scent of the espiren flower will start to smell like decay. The flowers will rot with the body and the organs will be non-functional due to the vines wrapped around them. They are basically dead and should be burned to prevent more flowers from growing.
Treatment consists of a magical, sky blue liquid that comes from a white rose. White roses are more easily found in the enchanted Island but they are very rare. The only way to find a white rose that pours this specific liquid, you need to search long and far in the evil forest. It's very hard to find and obtain. It is protected by an entity that will try to convince you that the cure is not worth getting. It will talking about your incescurities and your trauma to try and drive you out. The best way to obtain the cure is by not listening to this entity, since it cannot physically hurt you.
Here's some doodles for it lalala
The first picture is Alex having to restrain himself from scratching the VERY ITCHY area on his neck so he doesn't worsen his condition (he is in the sealed area Dr. X and Gene made)
Sir Gareth at stage 3 going insane and blaming the king because hd doesn't know what to think
Gene and Dr. X making a sealed area for Sir Gareth and Alex to stay until they find the cure
This is a whole separate room from the main room in Dr. X's lab, it's an area specifically for very dangerous experiments, they changed the sealed area to fit how they need it for Sir Gareth and Alex (putting seats in it, adding more security to it like cameras, locks, and better glass)
I made a comic too I'll post separately YAYAYAYYYY
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